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Bike to Work Day is this Friday. And that prompts a question: Do you bike to work? If so, you should prove it — by taking a photo of yourself and your bike. Then share the picture, and we'll consider it for a Bike to Work Day gallery. Post it to Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #NPRbike...

Details: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/05/16/152852533/get-ready-for-bike-to-work-day-and-share-your-photos?ft=1&f=1055

Aly Raisman started gymnastics like millions of other kids — in a toddler tumbling class. Now 17, the Massachusetts athlete is considered one of the best tumblers in the world. And she's on track to make the 2012 U.S. Olympic gymnastics team...

Details: http://www.npr.org/2012/05/16/152752207/gymnasts-journey-toddler-tumbler-to-golden-girl?ft=1&f=1055

It's not whether you win or lose — it's how you play the game. But Frank Deford says its downright un-American to have a tie in sports...

Details: http://www.npr.org/2012/05/16/152737291/the-american-way-winners-and-losers-and-no-ties?ft=1&f=1055

In Los Angeles at the Staples Center, it may be a case of too much of a good thing. Two NBA teams and one NHL team all call the Staples Center home and now the Clippers, Lakers and Kings have all made it to the playoffs. That means this weekend, the three teams will play a total of six home games in about 80 hours. Robert Siegel speaks with Lee Zeidman, senior vice president and general manager of the Staples Center, about the challenges of converting from ice to wood, stocking concessions and making sure there is parking for all those fans...

Details: http://www.npr.org/2012/05/15/152774768/ice-to-court-and-back-again-at-l-a-s-staples-center?ft=1&f=1055

Rich Cohen believes the only way to end nearly a century of losing for the Chicago Cubs is to destroy Wrigley Field. Fans blame the decades-old billy goat curse for the team's rotten record, and in the Wall Street Journal, Cohen says leveling the stadium is the only way to turn things around...

Details: http://www.npr.org/2012/05/15/152764406/fan-says-tear-down-wrigley-to-save-the-cubs?ft=1&f=1055

Manchester City's soccer team are now champions of England, having won the Premier League title on Sunday. It's a stunning and delightful development for die-hard fans. Manchester City, which is not to be confused with Manchester United, hasn't won a championship for 44 years. Melissa Block talks with Jim White, sports columnist with the Telegraph and native of Manchester...

Details: http://www.npr.org/2012/05/14/152694868/manchesters-other-soccer-team-the-best-in-england?ft=1&f=1055

In recent years, college football programs have been hit by a series of scandals. And observers have long raised questions about the risks of head injuries. A panel of experts looks at the state of college football in the latest Intelligence Squared U.S...

Details: http://www.npr.org/2012/05/14/152437462/debate-should-college-football-be-banned?ft=1&f=1055

The conference finals are underway in the National Hockey League playoffs. In the East, the New York Rangers will face the New Jersey Devils Monday. In the West, the Los Angeles Kings have won Game 1 — beating the Phoenix Coyotes 4-2...

Details: http://www.npr.org/2012/05/14/152653960/nhl-action-moves-on-to-conference-finals?ft=1&f=1055

You may think of surfers as slackers. But in Santa Cruz, Calif., they're city council members and business owners. And they're also conservationists — who just got their piece of the central California coast named a World Surfing Reserve...

Details: http://www.npr.org/2012/05/14/152522370/santa-cruz-surfers-make-coastline-a-reserve?ft=1&f=1055

Class action lawsuits against the NFL are hitting headlines. Players or former players are suing the league because of head injuries. Host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Mike Pesca...

Details: http://www.npr.org/2012/05/13/152609634/the-nfls-defense-against-head-injury-lawsuits?ft=1&f=1055

Football is a violent game, but a century ago it used to be a lethal pastime. NPR's Tom Goldman explains how President Teddy Roosevelt stepped in and forced the establishment of new rules that made the game safer...

Details: http://www.npr.org/2012/05/12/152580653/how-teddy-saved-football?ft=1&f=1055

Host Scott Simon speaks with NPR's Tom Goldman about the latest in the world of sports: lots of game sevens...

Details: http://www.npr.org/2012/05/12/152561175/big-game-sevens-on-both-coasts?ft=1&f=1055

The Boston Red Sox have sold out Fenway Park ever since 2003. But they're stuck in the basement of their division, losing 11 of their last 12 home games — and ticket resale prices are plunging. The Sox's skid is putting Major League Baseball's record sellout streak in jeopardy...

Details: http://www.npr.org/2012/05/11/152517739/red-sox-slump-threatens-home-sellout-streak?ft=1&f=1055

The 2012 U.S. Chess Championships are under way in St. Louis, and all eyes are on America's top-ranked player, Hikaru Nakamura. At the age of 24, he's believed to have the best chance of any American since Bobby Fischer to become No. 1 in the world. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nakamura, the "game changer" of American chess...

Details: http://www.npr.org/2012/05/11/152511647/hikaru-nakamura-the-next-bobby-fischer?ft=1&f=1055

David Greene checks in with Tyler Saladino, a minor league baseball player for the Chicago White Sox organization. As he works his way up to the majors, Saladino is currently an infielder for the Birmingham Barons in Alabama...

Details: http://www.npr.org/2012/05/11/152480791/white-sox-groom-saladino-for-big-league-play?ft=1&f=1055